Citronelle Formation

Citronelle Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Pliocene (late Hemphillian)
~5.3–4.9 Ma

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Citronelle Formation; Stratigraphic range: Early Pliocene (late Hemphillian); ~5.3–4.9 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Outcrops of the Citronelle Formation in Georgia, in front of and below the train engine
Type	Formation
Lithology
Primary	Claystone, sandstone
Other	Marl
Location
Coordinates	30°48′N 88°06′W / 30.8°N 88.1°WCoordinates: 30°48′N 88°06′W / 30.8°N 88.1°W
Approximate paleocoordinates	31°00′N 86°24′W / 31.0°N 86.4°W
Region	Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi
Country	United States
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Pliocene Citronelle Formation geologic map

The Citronelle Formation is a Hemphillian geologic formation in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Fossil content[]

It preserves fossils of:^[1]

E. M. Manning and B. J. MacFadden. 1989. Pliocene three-toed horses from Louisiana, with comments on the Citronelle Formation. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 22(2):35-46
W. C. Isphording and G. M. Lamb. 1971. Age and origin of the Citronelle Formation in Alabama. Geological Society America Bulletin 82:775-780
L. N. Glawe. 1966. Geologic section exposed in Lone Star Cement Company quarry at St. Stephens Bluff on Tombigbee River, 2 2 miles northeast of the present town of St Stephens, Ala. Facies Changes in the Alabama Tertiary 95-98